Christian Redl has been a professional extreme athlete, world record holder, and ocean conservationist for over two decades.
Before this, he spent several years in the financial industry – initially as an investment banker and later in the sales of alternative investments.
He merges knowledge from both fields – extreme sports and business – into engaging presentations on performing at the limits, mental toughness, motivation, teamwork, as well as sustainability and ocean protection.
Fear imposes boundaries. These boundaries must be minimized or even eliminated – whether for companies, teams, or individuals.
Christian Redl assists individuals in surpassing their personal limits: Fear fades, respect endures.
“Every individual can live their ideal life. Ultimately, it is a choice.”
Christian Redl is THE expert in breathing and mental resilience. As a specialist in high-risk settings, he expertly manages fear and recognizes the critical role of trust within a team, especially in freediving where it can be a matter of life and death.
Christian Redl keynote topics
- RESILIENCE IN UNCERTAIN TIMES – THE ART OF STAYING CALM UNDER PRESSURE
This keynote explains how leaders and their teams develop resilience by applying freediving techniques, handle uncertainty, and steer through challenges successfully. Those who convert stress into strength maintain success even during tough periods.
- MIND OVER MATTER – THE MINDSET OF A WORLD RECORD HOLDER FOR YOUR BUSINESS
In this keynote, Christian Redl demonstrates how teams can adopt mental strategies from extreme sports to enhance focus, push limits, and sustain peak performance over time. Those who master their thoughts control their achievements.
- FROM INVESTMENT BANKER TO WORLD RECORD ATHLETE – THE MENTAL CODE FOR SUCCESS
This keynote reveals how organizations can benefit from Christian Redl’s unique background to cultivate mental clarity and stay composed under pressure. Those who apply the Christian Redl principle make wise decisions.
- WHERE FEAR ENDS, INNER STRENGTH BEGINS
This keynote supports individuals facing uncertainty – after diagnoses, during transitions, or in crises – by teaching how to confront fear without being controlled by it, and how inner peace arises amid external chaos. When everything is unstable, something inside must remain steady.
Commitment to greater depth – 7 Oceans:
- LECTURE: SUSTAINABILITY BEGINS IN THE MIND – WHAT BUSINESS & THE ENVIRONMENT HAVE IN COMMON
This keynote illustrates how companies can draw lessons from nature, foster mental sustainability, and ensure long-term success through visionary strategies.
Through his non-profit organization 7oceans, Christian Redl advocates for the world’s oceans. The organization identifies seven major issues impacting the oceans and offers solutions. It also supports other global organizations and projects.
Reasons to book Christian Redl:
Christian Redl connects two distinct worlds – extreme sports and investment banking. Having succeeded in both, he authentically blends intellect with intuition.
Christian Redl is a strategist, a universalist, and a self-made individual: no federation, no support team, no multi-million-dollar contracts – just strength through his own efforts.
Summary of his world records:
- 1st & 2nd world record – 14.02.2003: 90 m & 150 m underwater distance swimming beneath ice using fins and scooter.
- 3rd world record – 07.09.2006: First-ever 101 m cave crossing without compressed air.
- 4th world record – 28.09.2007: 60 m deep dive in Angelita cave, Mexico, diving through fog.
- 5th world record – 15.11.2008: 71 m deep dive in “The Pit” cave, covering over 120 m total distance.
- 6th world record – 06.03.2009: 93 m underwater distance swimming beneath ice, setting a new record under extreme conditions.
- 7th world record – 06.02.2010: 100 m underwater distance swimming under ice, first freediver to surpass the 100-meter mark.
- 8th world record – 12.03.2011: 61 m deep dive under ice, the deepest freedive under ice worldwide.
- 9th world record – 17.10.2012: First dive above 5,000 m altitude (Gokyo Lake, Nepal).
- 10th world record – 26.02.2016: 200 m underwater distance swimming beneath ice with scooter.
- 11th world record – 13.12.2019: First dive through a glacier (Hintertux, natural ice shaft, -0.6 °C).
- 13th world record – 26.07.2024: Freediving relay with a 5-person team covering over 11,000 m total distance (Neufeld Lake).
- 14th world record – 20/21.09.2025: Longest underwater relay distance swum without breathing apparatus (81,100 meters, team, 24 hours, without fins).
Christian Redl exemplifies what many only theorize:
How to surpass your limits through focus, inner peace, and mental clarity.
